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## Contents

* 1 By state
* 1.1 California
* 1.2 Florida
* 1.3 Idaho
* 1.4 Illinois
* 1.5 Minnesota
* 1.6 Montana
* 1.7 Nebraska
* 1.8 New Hampshire
* 1.9 New York
* 1.10 South Dakota
* 1.11 Texas
* 1.12 Wisconsin

## By state[edit]

### California

> See also: California 1896 ballot propositions

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Exempts mortgages from taxation | d
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Elections | Authorizes elections by ballot | a
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Business Reg | Limits the liability of stockholders of corporations | d
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Local Gov't | Relates to laws for incorporated cities and towns | a
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Elections | Provides for the election of county officers in cities and towns | a
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Suffrage | Grants women the right to vote | d

### Florida

> See also: Florida 1896 ballot measures

October 6

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of Gov't | Relates to the publication of laws and Supreme Court Opinions | a
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Relates to manner of legislative proceedings | a
LRCA | Amendment 3 | State Exec | Relates to how pardons can be granted | a
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Relates to authority of Justices of the Peace | a
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Elections | Establishes November as the month for general elections | a

### Idaho

> See also: Idaho 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | HJR 10 | Local Gov't | Removes the election requirement for township, precinct and municipal officers | a
LRCA | SJR 2 | Suffrage | Extends the equal right of suffrage to women | a
LRCA | SJR 5 | Local Gov't | Removes the Office of the District Attorney and created the Office of the County Attorney | a

### Illinois

> See also: Illinois 1896 ballot measures

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Illinois Gateway Amendment | Legislature | Shall the general assembly be able to modify up to three articles of the constitution per session? | d

### Minnesota

> See also: Minnesota 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Law enforcement | Confers pardoning powers to a pardon board | a
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Suffrage | Prohibits aliens from voting | a
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Local gov't | Authorizes home rule for cities | a
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Property | Requires compensation for property damaged for public use | a
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't finances | Permits cities to borrow school and university funds | a
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Provides a system for taxing large corporations | a

### Montana

> See also: Montana 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Suffrage | Relates to voting qualifications | d

### Nebraska

> See also: Nebraska 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Sets Supreme Court justice term limits | d
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Sets guidelines for compensation of judges | d
LRCA | Amendment 3 | State exec | Sets guidelines for compensation of state officers | d
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Judiciary | Vests judicial power in Supreme Court and lower courts | d
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Judiciary | Allows an increase in number of judges in state courts | d
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Trials | Requires a five-sixths jury verdict | d
LRCA | Amendment 7 | State exec | Provides term limits for state officers | d
LRCA | Amendment 8 | State exec | Provides guidelines for increasing the number of state officers | d
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Education | Relates to the investment of educational funds | d
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Elections | Requires questions of merging governments to be submitted to voters | d
LRCA | Amendment 11 | Elections | Provides for methods of voting | d
LRCA | Amendment 12 | Elections | Requires questions of donations for internal improvements to be submitted to voters | d

### New Hampshire

> See also: New Hampshire 1896 ballot measures

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Constitutional Convention | Con Convention | Shall a convention be convened to amend the constitution? | a

### New York

> See also: New York 1896 ballot measures

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Forests & Parks | Relates to the forest preserve | d

### South Dakota

> See also: South Dakota 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Civil Township Debt Limit Referendum | Gov't Finances | Extends five percent debt limit to civil townships | a
LRCA | Abolish Regents' Board of Trustees Referendum | Admin of Gov't | Abolish the Regents' Board of Trustees | a
LRCA | Prohibition of Monopolies Referendum | Business | Makes monopolies, trusts and price fixing illegal | a
LRCA | Prohibition Repeal Referendum | Alcohol | Repeals prohibition of alcohol | a

### Texas

> See also: Texas 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Proposition 1 | Gov't Finances | Authorizes investment of the public school fund in agricultural lands | d
LRCA | Proposition 2 | Elections | Requires foreign-born individuals to declare intention for citizenship prior to any election | a

### Wisconsin

> See also: Wisconsin 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Question 1 | Gov't Salaries | Removes the limit to the salary of the state superintendent of education  | d

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